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Facts about Kansas Roadways and Crash Trends

Kansas has the 4th largest public highway and local road system by miles in the US!

  • Most of those miles of roadways are highways, county roads and local streets—91.8%!
  • The interstate system makes up only 8.2% of those miles.

4 line graph illustrating the makeup of Kansas roadways.

Vast majority of Kansas Crashes are on highways and rural roads

FACT:

A whopping 91% of crashes occur on non-interstate highways and local roads. On average, less than 9% of crashes occur on interstate highways.
( title=”Kansas Department of Transportation”>KDOT CY2019–2023)

FACT:

74% of injury crashes in Kansas occurred on highways and local county roads.
(title=”Kansas Department of Transportation”>KDOT CY2019–2023)

FACT:

83% of fatal crashes in Kansas occurred on highways and local county roads.
(title=”Kansas Department of Transportation”>KDOT CY2019–2023)

graph indicating what type of roadway has the most injury crashes

graph indicating what type of roadway has the most fatal crashes

Crashes with large Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs—big trucks) are more dangerous.

Fact

60% of crashes involving Commercial Motor Vehicles (large commercial trucks) occur on highways and local county roads (5-year average, KDOT CY2019–2023).

Fact

65% of injury crashes involving Commercial Motor Vehicles (large commercial trucks) occur on highways and local county roads (5-year average, KDOT CY2019–2023).

Safe habits can save your life, starting with wearing your seatbelt.

Fact

Wearing a seat belt reduces your chance of serious injury or death by nearly 50%.

(Source: CDC and Naval Safety Center, VirtualDrive, NHTSA)

Fact

More than 75% of people who are ejected during a fatal crash die from their injuries.

(Source: Naval Safety Center, VirtualDrive, NHTSA)

Face

Wearing a seat belt in a light truck limits your risk of critical injury by 60%.

(Source: AAA)

Fact

Nearly 70% of driver deaths of commercial trucks were not wearing a seat belt in 2022.

(Source: FMCSA)

Fact

The majority of collisions occur in daylight and good weather.

(Source: KDOT)

Fact

The vast majority of collisions are due to driver error—inattention, violating right of way, following too close or driving too fast for conditions.

(Source: KDOT)

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